Wire Fraud and Phishing Notice
Tidewater Capital Services, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “Tidewater”) is a leading investment firm that manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, real estate, and debt. We are also a financial planning business. An unfortunate consequence of our size and reputation is the misuse of our name, brands and reputation by imposters and frauds publishing fake websites and engaging in “phishing” scams seeking personal or confidential information, including by posting fake job offers on legitimate websites such as LinkedIn or Facebook.
When communicating with Tidewater through digital media, please:
Furthermore, no vendors are authorized by Tidewater to request or receive financial information through websites.
Tidewater provides links to these resources for informational purposes only and is not responsible for their content. If you have any questions about the above, the security of any Tidewater communication, or have concerns about a website or e-mail communication that you suspect may be fraudulent, please contact us at [email protected] with the subject line of "Tidewater Inquiry."
When communicating with Tidewater through digital media, please:
- Confirm you are visiting a Tidewater authorized website. Tidewater’s only authorized websites are posted through the below listed domains. No other website domains are authorized.
Furthermore, no vendors are authorized by Tidewater to request or receive financial information through websites.
- Do not share your password and login ID with anyone, including anyone from Tidewater. Certain Tidewater online environments are private, available only to partners through secure login procedures. If you forget your password or login, we will issue you new ones.
- Do not communicate or deal with personnel who are not affiliated with an authorized office currently located in Charlotte, North Carolina. No other office locations are authorized offices of Tidewater.
- Do not send e-mails to anyone with an address other than authorized Tidewater e-mail addresses. Tidewater does not permit our employees and authorized representatives to send or receive work related e-mails from personal accounts like gmail.com or yahoo.com; or conduct business over chat platforms such as Slack or Skype. If you are or become suspicious of potentially fraudulent activity when communicating through email or chat platforms, please contact [email protected] with the subject line of "Tidewater Inquiry", for assistance.
- Imposters can use the Tidewater name in furtherance of a variety of criminal activities. In particular, beware of scams purportedly affiliated with Tidewater that promise extraordinary returns on your investment at little to no risk. These “high-yield investment programs” are frauds. For more information on high-yield investment programs and how to avoid them, visit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission webpage at http://www.sec.gov/answers/highyild.htm.
- For more general guidance on avoiding internet crimes, visit the FBI webpages on common fraud schemes and recent e-scams at http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud/internet_fraud and http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/e-scams, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission webpage on avoiding fraud at http://investor.gov/investing-basics/avoiding-fraud.
- The Federal Trade Commission: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/
- The U.S. Postal Service (for crimes involving U.S. Mail): https://www.uspsoig.gov/form/file-online-complaint
Tidewater provides links to these resources for informational purposes only and is not responsible for their content. If you have any questions about the above, the security of any Tidewater communication, or have concerns about a website or e-mail communication that you suspect may be fraudulent, please contact us at [email protected] with the subject line of "Tidewater Inquiry."